Live Eventsas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! This might bring conflict to Italy and other Mediterranean states closer to North Africa.That the two sides went ahead with the deal despite the UN arms embargo signifies that the deal had support from US President Donald Trump. The deal is also understood to have been backed by Turkey.The Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar, which signed the deal with Pakistan, is not the internationally recognised government. It controls territory and oil infrastructure in eastern Libya but remains a non-state armed actor opposed to the UN-backed Tripoli authorities. The goal was to prevent arms from fuelling the ongoing conflict, support reunification and restore Libya's sovereignty.

Source: Libya Today December 26, 2025 22:45 UTC